Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-25

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The bar chart illustraes the count of residences in us accordint thair a persnal earning in five categories in three year 2007,2011 and 2015.

Overall, the people of second last category of in income have minimum number of living apartment in every year and Surprisingly, they are almost same number for every year. However, lake or more than that incom people aloted highest residence.

Individuals whos incom was $25,000 or less thair number of houses were 25 million in 2007, which improve 29 million in 2011 but little decline to 27 million in 2015. In addition, 26 million households were there for $25,000 to $ 45,999 annual incom people in 2007. It improved untill 30 million in 2011, in contrast, decline by 2% in 2015.

Unexpectedly, the number of families were same for all three year who earn $50,000 to $74,999 per year, there was no fluction at all. The lowest categori in cohabitants number which earn more than 75,000 but less than 99,999 was same for first and last year but decreased around 1 million in middle year. On the other hand, the highest saliry packge population had the highest number of inhabitants for 2007 and 2015 which was 30 million and 33 million respectively, but went down in 2011(27 million).

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all five income groups and provide an overview, identifying the $75,000–$99,999 group as the smallest and the $100,000-or-more group as the largest in most years. You also report several useful trends, including the stability of the $50,000–$74,999 category and the rise in the highest-income group by 2015. However, some figures and comparisons are inaccurate: the $25,000–$49,999 group was about 27 million in 2007, not 26 million, and the under-$25,000 group reached about 28 million in 2015, not 27 million. The overview also says the highest-income group led in every year, although it was slightly below the $25,000–$49,999 group in 2011. Check each figure against the chart and make the overview more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the income groups. This makes the main comparisons reasonably easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “In addition” and “On the other hand” help signal relationships. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “In contrast, decline by 2% in 2015” does not clearly identify the category or explain the comparison, and the overview’s “However” does not establish a clear contrast. Grouping related categories and using more precise references would improve progression. For instance, compare the two lower-income groups together, then describe the remaining categories, while ensuring each sentence clearly names the group being discussed.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “categories,” “annual income,” “decline,” and “fluctuation,” and you attempt a range of expressions to describe changes. However, inaccurate word choice, spelling, and collocation are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning difficult to interpret. Phrases such as “people … aloted highest residence,” “highest saliry packge population,” and “number of living apartment” are not natural ways to describe household data. There are also misspellings such as “illustraes,” “incom,” and “fluction.” Use standard chart language consistently: describe the number of households in each income bracket, and use verbs such as “rose,” “fell,” and “remained stable.” Proofreading spelling and choosing precise collocations would make the information clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “which” and “who,” and the overall meaning is often recoverable. However, some sentence structures and grammatical patterns are inaccurate. For example, “Individuals whos incom was $25,000 or less thair number of houses were 25 million” has an unclear clause structure, while “the number of families were same” has a subject–verb agreement error and is missing an article before “same.” The sentence beginning “The lowest categori…” also lacks a clear grammatical connection between the category and its figures. Aim for direct patterns such as “There were about 25 million households earning less than $25,000.” Check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries, especially when combining comparisons in longer sentences.

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